Most Expensive Colleges: 2012-2013

New York City’s entrant in the Ivy League, Columbia is also the oldest college in the state, predating the publication of Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” and — by 22 years — the birth of the United States. It is also the alma mater of three U.S. presidents, one Supreme Court justice and one CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

Despite an increase of $2,432 last year, Columbia’s overall place this year fell a notch from No. 3 to No. 4.